i do not think nato is interested in getting involved. all members of nato are fully aware that the civil war in syria it is very complex. it is not very easy to foresee which side is going to win this war. there is no need a country interested in being drawn into -- no nato country interested in being drawn into a protracted war in syria. for now, everything will calm down. as long as the syrians are killing each other, it is all right by the nato perspective. nobody is interested in seeing our regional conflict involving -- seeing a regional conflict evolving. >> reports say that an attack has killed 21 members of an elite military unit in syria. fighting continues elsewhere in the country. >> army shelling and helicopter gun fire killed 16 civilians and rebel-held village in the central hama province. in aleppo, a series of bombings targeted government forces that left dozens dead. >> on to other news, german chancellor angela merkel has held talks with the mn's president in berlin -- with the men -- with yemen's president in berlin. m